The Ultimate Alpha’s Disgraced Mate

Everything wrong

Vekra

I run all the way home, in the clothes and the cloak that I ‘borrowed’ from a hung line on my way back.

I feel too many conflicting emotions at once.

I’m angry at him that he’s as much of an asshole as the rumours make him to be. I’m angry at myself that I told him he was my first. The revulsion on his face... it made me feel cold. And I’m angry that I care. One admittedly, mind-blowing s*x and I let the male get to me so badly. I’ve never felt so wanted and so unwanted at the same time.

Back in Olive pack territory, I throw back my shoulders, regaining some of my shaky control back. I must be home when the cloaking spell wears off, I don’t want to deal with the gossip that Alpha Din’s daughter came back home smelling like s*x.

I make sure to keep out of sight of the myriad night owls, and I finally shut the front door with a relieved sigh, but I stiffen immediately when I feel my father’s discordant energy. What in the-

He should be asleep. His energy affects the pack and if he does not do something about it, he’ll end up waking the entire Olive pack. The spell wears off as I make my way towards their room.

Avril, my gamma pops his head out of their room and sighs in relief when he sees me.

“I thought it was you.” He says, hurrying out.

“What are you doing here?” I ask.

His scents me and his nose wrinkles. Unlike me, my gamma has gone through his Shifting.

“What the f**k? Who left his mark all over you?”

“His mark?” I say, immediately wiping at my neck. He didn’t mark me.

Avril studies me and I wish he would not get that knowing look in his eyes.

“Did you have s*x?” He asks in a furious whisper.

“Where is Dad?” I try to change the subject.

“Vekra. You can’t meet him like this. The male’s scent... let’s just say there’s no way I’m touching you till it has worn off. I like my head right where it is.”

I scowl.

“You’re overreacting.” I say, getting nervous.

“I’m not. Here.”

He cloaks me again and my nose wrinkles at using the second spell in so many hours.

“I can’t believe you are this reckless. So close to your Shifting too. You are promised to another after your Shifting.”

“Tell me something I don’t know.” I say bitterly.

“There’s trouble.” He says, and not for the first time I note the pale pallor of his skin.

“What is it?” I ask, my stomach turning. I can’t think of anything bad enough to have unsettled my father like that.

“Don’t overreact... but your mother-“

I do overreact. I push past him and run for the door, shoving it in.

My mum is on the bed, looking asleep if not for my father’s worried stance beside her bed as he holds her hands.

“Mother!” I hurry forward. “What happened to her?”

My father’s appearance shocks me. He looks like he lost a massive amount of weight in only so many hours.

“What’s going on?” I ask in a horrified whisper.

“Vekra.” He says, looking at me with red-rimmed eyes. He kisses her hand before coming to me.

“Father...” I can’t take my eyes off her still form. She can’t be dead, can she? My heart pounds with the horrible thought.

He takes my hand in his.

“Look at me sweet girl, you have to look after your mother, okay? Just for a little while.”

“Why? Where are you going? What’s wrong with her?” I ask, hating this new development. Both of my parents were fine only a few hours ago!

“You’ll know all in time.” He says and kisses my brow. “For now, I just need you to keep a close eye on her okay? I’ll be back.”

All of my frustrations reach a peak. It’s too much, from Alpha Zaden to my mother suddenly sick.

“I can’t.” I say, shaking my head. I don’t want to, I want to go to bed and wake up tomorrow to find that this night has only been a fantastical dream. “I can’t do it, don’t leave me.”

“Vekra.” He uses his alpha voice and I stiffen, effectively under his control. “You are my daughter, the daughter of the Alpha of Olive pack. You can do anything you set your mind to.”

“Take care of her, and work with Rollen to calm the pack. I’ll be back.” He says.

“Yes Father.” I whisper, hanging onto his every word.

“And Avril, you must always stay by her side and support her.”

“Yes Alpha.” He says.

Tears sting the back of my eye but I dare not let it drop. Why does this sound like goodbye? How am I supposed to take care of Mother if I don’t know what is wrong with her?

He kisses her forehead for one long moment, then seeming to make his mind about something, he straightens.

“Father.” He stops at the door, looking back at me with haunted eyes.

“Will Mother die?” I ask. I need to know.

“Not if I can do something about it.” He says.

I know it is the last he will say and I rush to the window and watch him go with silent steps. I wish Merry, his gamma was here, she could have stopped him for sure. But she’s far away on business as usual.

“Avril, tell me everything.” I say, spinning around and he drops heavily into a seat.

I pace when he finishes, he knows just as much as I do, nothing.

“Want to tell me what happened tonight?” He asks me.

Immediately, I remember our fingers entwined, soft breaths and moans, his c**k pushing into me and I groan.

“Don’t even ask.” I say. “You can’t tell anyone.” I say.

He looks offended. “I’m not a fool.” He says.

With our Alpha destabilised and our Luna unconscious, the pack is in a precarious position right now. My betrothed must not catch wind that I slept with another male so close to my Shifting. They have held back their wrath on our pack for years because of the betrothal and if it’s called off now, we’re doomed.

My actions have caught up with me faster than I thought. I knew it, I knew I would regret it all.